Episodes 98
Avg. Duration 2h 8m
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Apple Rating 5.0 (123)
Since Sep 2018
Latest Episode May 2026

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High-brow conversations with movers n’ shakers in the music industry, and beyond. Exploring diverse realms of sound art and festival culture, with a decided focus on inspiration and human resilience. Hosted by music journalist B.Getz

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098: MIKE RIVARD [bass/sintir: Club d'Elf] + LONNIE MARSHALL [bass/vox: Weapon of Choice, daKAH, Joe Strummer]

May 24, 2026 2h 54m

Episode 098 brings a double dose of low end theory, welcoming a pioneering pair of underground bass legends percolating on opposite coasts, both cats deep in the streets and boasting decades in the…

097: JOHN SPEICE [drums - Brownout, Grupo Fantasma, Money Chicha, Hairy Apes BMX, Caramelo Haze] + JOHNNY WOODSTOCK [KNON, WWOZ, Blue Nile NOLA]

Apr 07, 2026 2h 43m

Welcome to Episode 097 veteran drummer and percussionist JOHN SPEICE, prominently based in the Austin scene. Best known for work with Grammy-winning Latin ensemble Grupo Fantasma and its…

096: lespecial - A Year In The Life ft. RORY DOLAN, LUKE BEMAND, JONNY G, w/ YHETI [LIMINOID], + BRET PERETZ [P4 TM]

Feb 24, 2026 3h 5m

Episode 096 welcomes three-headed prog-tronic hydra lespecial, plus enigmatic bass-wizard Yheti, for an expansive deep dive into their mind-bending collaborative portal - LIMINOID. Framed through the…

095: OTIS McDONALD, DERRICK 'Smoker' FREEMAN [SOUL Brass Band, Shadow People Pod], PIET DALMOLEN

Jan 19, 2026 3h 15m

Your boy is back from paternity hiatus with another banger! Preposterously prolific San Francisco composer, producer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist OTIS McDONALD is finally here. Hallelujah!…

094: D'ANGELO in Memoriam ft. ERIC KRASNO, JAY SMOOTH, URSULA RUCKER, DAN CHARNAS, NIKKI GLASPIE, VIVECA HAWKINS, OTIS MCDONALD, DJ WILLIAMS, DERRICK FREEMAN, JONNY G, SARI JORDAN & MORE!

Oct 30, 2025 4h 1m

In the tailwind of D'Angelo's October 14th passing after a private battle with pancreatic cancer, your humble narrator was shell-shocked in a melancholic malaise. Over a week of confounding…

093: POLYRHYTHMICS vol.2 [Ben Bloom - gtr, Grant Schroff aka Champagne Bubblebath - drums]

Oct 04, 2025 1h 57m

Episode 093 welcomes back POLYRHYTHMICS, the fantastically-funky septet primarily based in Seattle, but these days steadily spreading their net further and wider than ever before. BEN BLOOM (along w/…

092: MORiLLO [global-bass producer/DJ] + AIN'T SISTERS [Alt-Folk/Rock]

Sep 12, 2025 1h 51m

Episode 092 is all about the underground, from sea to mighty sea; welcome MORiLLO and AIN'T SISTERS! Among my preferred dancefloor generals on the decks across the past decade, it’s high time to tap…

091: BLAIR JACKSON [Jerry Garcia Biographer/Grateful Dead Historian]

Jul 31, 2025 2h 57m

It's not every day a decorated Grateful Dead historian/Jerry Garcia biographer slides thru the crib for a nearly 3-hour interview spread across 2 separate sessions. Such was the case over a few days…

090: SHAWN SETARO [COMPLEX] - Unpacking the DIDDY Trial

Jul 23, 2025 1h 57m

Episode 090 taps in with renowned hip-hop culture journalist SHAWN SETARO who recently spent 2 WILD Manhattan months courtside at the Sean "DIDDY" Combs trial reporting daily for COMPLEX. Definitely…

089: MARC BROWNSTEIN [The Disco Biscuits, DJ Brownie] + DAVE MARGULIES [High Sierra Music Fest]

Jun 26, 2025 2h 47m

Please welcome The Disco Biscuits bassist/co-founder MARC BROWNSTEIN aka DJ BROWNIE to Episode 089, a particularly wide-ranging, illuminating conversation long overdue but undoubtedly over-delivers.…

088: DOGS IN A PILE; + Summer Tours n' More w/ JASON ABRAMS

Jun 02, 2025 2h 35m

Behold the prodigal sons of Asbury Park, NJ! It's a total joy to welcome red-hot buzz band DOGS IN A PILE to the Upful LIFE. This colorful conversation with all 5 members went down mid-Feb. '25,…

087: TARRIONA "TANK" BALL [Tank And The Bangas] + TYPE RIDER [multi-media poetry project]

Apr 22, 2025 1h 45m

TARRIONA "TANK" BALL, founder/frontperson/visionary of NOLA-based, GRAMMY-winning TANK AND THE BANGAS joins B.Getz for a special broadcast aboard Jam Cruise 21! Episode 087 was recorded around 12noon…

086: NUBYA GARCIA [U.K.-based saxophonist/composer]

Apr 13, 2025 1h 53m

A supreme honor & privilege to welcome scintillating saxophonist/composer NUBYA GARCIA to Episode 086. At the dawn of her first US headlining tour, the UK-based sorceress was kind enough to tap…

085: ALANA ROCKLIN v.2 [bass- STS9], ASHER FULERO [keys/producer - Threedom, Emancipator Ensemble, Halo Refuser]

Mar 28, 2025 2h 18m

Episode 085 kicks off with the return of STS9’s ALANA ROCKLIN! The beloved bassist delivered one of this program’s most popular conversations [#66, Spring 2023]; Rocklin was kind enough to come back…

084: ECHT! bassist FEDERICO PECORARO [Belgian Trap Jazz]

Mar 04, 2025 1h 41m

All the way from Brussels, Belgium - please welcome ECHT! bassist FEDERICO PECORARO to episode 084! An honor and privilege to connect across the world with a member of one of the most exhilarating…

083: NIGEL HALL vol.2 [keys/vocals- Lettuce, solo, duo w/ DJ Harrison]

Dec 20, 2024 2h 17m

Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome back NIGEL HALL to The Upful LIFE Podcast. Member of my favorite band Lettuce. Co-founder and former member of The Nth Power. Collaborator to dozens across genre…

082: REBUILDING APPALACHIA - Hurricane Helene [w/ LEAH SONG of Rising Appalachia, FYFE, JOSH BLAKE of GFE / iamAVL, WREN from The NOHM Co., BRIAN GOOD - Asheville Music Hall]

Nov 25, 2024 2h 50m

Episode 082 offers a bit of a different trip than the usual Upful LIFE Podcast. This program is focused entirely on Asheville NC & surrouding Appalachia in the wake of unimaginable destruction…

081: The Return of ANNA MOSS [solo project, debut LP, + Handmade Moments]

Oct 20, 2024 1h 58m

Welcome back the lovely and talented singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Ms. ANNA MOSS. One-half of beloved political folk-hop duo Handmade Moments, the NOLA-based chaunteuse has launched an…

080: PHISH COVENTRY - An Oral History 20 Years Later, + 'JAM The Documentary' w/ filmmaker ALEX DALTAS

Aug 15, 2024 2h 27m

To commemorate the 20th Anniversary of Phish “retirement” shows, hop in the wayback machine to revisit the historic, chaotic, at-times catastrophic Coventry festival, hosted in northern Vermont way…

079: GREYBOY [DJ/producer/multi-instrumentalist, co-founder Greyboy Allstars] + FTF Fest

Jul 04, 2024 2h 25m

Twas an honor and privilege to welcome legendary DJ/producer/multi-instrumentalist GREYBOY to Episode 079!! A career highlight for this program to facilitate a wide-reaching, ever-rare interview with…

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